Survivor Series 1989:
The Ultimate Warriors (Ultimate Warrior, Shawn Michaels, Marty Jannetty, and Jim Neidhart) vs. The Heenan Family (Andre, Haku, Arn Anderson, and Bobby Heenan)
I THINK Heenan replaced Tully Blanchard in this match after his firing. Only reason I can think of for why Heenan was inserted and Blanchard was scratched, because Blanchard was originally advertised for this match.
Anyway, match starts out with the heels already in the ring and the faces making their entrance sans Warrior. Andre has his way with the faces until Warrior's music hits. Warrior ends up delivering a few clotheslines to the Giant, ultimately knocking him out of the ring (nice bump from Andre), forcing a count out within the first 30 seconds of the match. And thank God for that because Andre was really losing mobility fast at this point. Andre Eliminated.
A while later, we get a few awesome minutes in the ring between Neidhart and Arn. Not really that awesome, I've just always liked these two guys. Eventually, while The Anvil is pre-occupied with Anderson, Haku sneaks up from behind and lands a thrust kick to the back of the head. Neidhart Eliminated.
Jannetty, who was the relative whipping boy in this match, is the next to go. Funny spot with Jannetty and Michaels repeatedly tagging each other in and ignoring Warrior who's calling for the tag. Don't know if that was intentional or not... Marty gets beat down pretty handily by Arn and Haku but for some reason, kicks out of Haku's thrust kick. Heenan comes in a couple of seconds later, drops the knee and pins Jannetty... odd spot there. Jannetty Eliminated.
Shawn Michaels was just on the brink of getting his singles push at this time, and he really was allowed to shine in this match. Shawn was in the ring for the majority of the time for his team and the crowd was loving him. He took a lot of punishment as well. After a nice little missed crossbody spot from Haku, Michaels hits a flying crossbody of his own to pin Haku and tie it up at 2 a piece. Haku Eliminated.
Anderson begins to show signs of frustration with The Brain after Heenan refuses to tag into the match. The two get into it, but Anderson is still finally able to eliminate Shawn after a hard fought battle, with the Anderson Drop. Shawn Michaels Eliminated.
This leaves The Ultimate Warrior in a "2 on 1" situation against Arn and Heenan. After controlling Warrior for a few minutes, Anderson is thrown into The Brain, knocking him off the apron, and than is pinned by Warrior following a gorilla press slam into big splash combo. Damn, Warrior was strong. Anderson Eliminated.
Of course, Bobby Heenan, the last remaining member of his team wants nothing to do with Warrior and attempts to leave. Warrior eventually grabs him, tosses him in the ring, has his way with him for a bit, and promptly pins him with a big splash. Heenan Eliminated.
Warrior Sole Survivor
This was a pretty fun match all things considered. The guys who needed to look strong were kept strong and there were enough competent ring generals involved to keep me from being bored to tears. However there was a lot of fluff in between the eliminations that made it difficult for me to concentrate throughout the whole thing. The overall performance of the match seemed to really be hindered by Blanchard's firing, throwing the match into seeming chaos at points. Overall:
2.5/5
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